<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV>Actually, if you consumed 200mAhr in 0.25hrs, then your average (instantaneous) current was 800mA.</DIV>
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<DIV>Colin.<BR><BR>--- On <B>Mon, 4/27/09, glmiller3@suddenlink.net <I><glmiller3@suddenlink.net></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid"><BR>From: glmiller3@suddenlink.net <glmiller3@suddenlink.net><BR>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] JR DSM glitch - trouble-shooting.<BR>To: "General pattern discussion" <nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org><BR>Cc: "colin chariandy" <cchariandy@yahoo.ca><BR>Received: Monday, April 27, 2009, 12:34 PM<BR><BR>
<DIV class=plainMail>Colin,<BR><BR>I'm running a different ignition system, but total consumption radio and ignition) for an entire 15 minute flight is about 200 mah..200 X4 = 800 milliamps for an hour= 0.8 amps per hour . So the instantaneous current shouldn't be much.<BR><BR>G<BR><BR>---- colin chariandy <<A href="http://ca.mc313.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=cchariandy@yahoo.ca" ymailto="mailto:cchariandy@yahoo.ca">cchariandy@yahoo.ca</A>> wrote: <BR><BR>=============<BR>Does anyone know what the current consumption should be at idle/run-up for a typical YS170/Hyde/all digital servos installation?<BR> <BR>I'll stick a Watt's Up meter in there to see how much I'm pulling after the regulator.<BR> <BR>Jim, what's the current limit for continuous operation and spike/inrush for your regulator?<BR> <BR>Colin.<BR><BR>--- On Sun, 4/26/09, James Oddino <<A
href="http://ca.mc313.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=joddino@socal.rr.com" ymailto="mailto:joddino@socal.rr.com">joddino@socal.rr.com</A>> wrote:<BR><BR><BR>From: James Oddino <<A href="http://ca.mc313.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=joddino@socal.rr.com" ymailto="mailto:joddino@socal.rr.com">joddino@socal.rr.com</A>><BR>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] JR DSM glitch - trouble-shooting.<BR>To: <A href="http://ca.mc313.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=cchariandy@yahoo.ca" ymailto="mailto:cchariandy@yahoo.ca">cchariandy@yahoo.ca</A>, "General discussion" <<A href="http://ca.mc313.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" ymailto="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A>><BR>Received: Sunday, April 26, 2009, 4:00 PM<BR><BR><BR>I don't believe a bad battery could cause the engine to rev up unless your battery failsafe isn't set properly. Make sure it is. <BR><BR><BR>The first thing I
would look at is the possibility that the throttle servo is stalled at low speed. That could be pulling the battery/voltage regulator voltage down and it could recover after you started to throttle up and removed the heavy load. <BR><BR><BR>Finally I would run a one amp discharge test on the battery after it is fully charged to see if the battery is near its original capacity. The best way to do this is to plot the voltage vs. time taking readings every 5 to 10 minutes.<BR><BR><BR>Hope this helps. Let us know what you find.<BR><BR><BR>Jim<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>On Apr 25, 2009, at 4:30 PM, <A href="http://ca.mc313.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=cchariandy@yahoo.ca" ymailto="mailto:cchariandy@yahoo.ca">cchariandy@yahoo.ca</A> wrote:<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>I had a close call today with my R921 Rx in an Integral.<BR> <BR>I noticed on taxi out that the engine rev'd up and quickly back down without any command. At first I
thought I must have bumped the stick by accident. Then just before take-off there was no responce from the throttle for a second or two then it was back. I thought the 170 may have loaded up a little and didnt respond. It did that one more time before I aborted the flight. However, I could'nt reproduce the problem in the pits.<BR> <BR>Before powering down, I checked for holds or fades on the data logger - nil.<BR> <BR>Battery voltage droped from 8.2V to 7.8V and 7.6 under 1A load. When I re-charged it took 350mA and I was only on for 3-4 mins.<BR> <BR>Now...I did accidentally run the battery down to like 5V during winter but it did eventually recharge.<BR> <BR>I'm using a Jaccio perfect switch/6V regulator, Jaccio 2000mAHr (1 season<BR> <BR><BR><BR>The new Internet Explorer® 8 - Faster, safer, easier. Optimized for Yahoo! Get it Now for Free!_______________________________________________<BR>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR><A
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